DPI - Project 01
23/04/2024 - 17/05/2024 | Week 01 - Week 07
Koh Sher Wei | 0353816
Digital Photography and Imaging | Bachelor of Design In Creative Media | Taylor's University
List of Contents:
Module Brief
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Project 1A: Compositing Collage
To submit 1 physical collage and 1 digital collage.
(Week 02) - Physical Collage
Most of the magazines that I went through were mostly about life style
and fashion. Elegance and leisure were one of the main themes, hence I
decided to pick a few photos that showcases softness and serenity. The
phrase "愛之初體驗" means "the first experience of love", paired with the
longing look of a woman, flowers and plants depicts the blooming feel
of love. However, I also included a photo with a darker vibe, to
represent the feelings of uncertainty to balance out the the overall
impression. Lastly, I added the caption "but I think it should be
fun", just to further express the excitement of love.
Final Composition :
fig 1.1 Final composition
Reflection: For the final composition, I completely re arranged the
entire collage and added an additional cut-out. Taking into account from
my previous compositions, I realised that in order to reduce the overall
disorganisation and noise, I had to separate the human figure from the
title phrase and the yellow flowers. The reason for that, is that all
three of the cut-outs had similar saturations and colour palette, which
leads to making the collage merge together blurrily. So instead, I
placed the eyes in the center to attract a viewer's line of sight. Then,
to lighten the mood of the collage, I added the additional woman figure
of a girl looking serene with the yellow flower as a background. The
original figure that I had, I moved it towards the bottom left corner of
the page to separate the feeling of excitement and serenity with anxiety
and uncertainty in the collage. In the overall collage, you can see that
the top/right side of the page is brighter with a lighter mood, whereas
the bottom/left side has a more uncertain/quiet mood.
(Week 03 - Week 04) - Digital Collage
We are to choose the best composition file from week 3 to improvise
the digital collage into week 4's exercise. To learn and apply the
usage of adjustment layers and filters to further enhance the
composition.
Chosen Composition :
fig 2.1 Chosen digital composition
fig 2.2 Composition Layers
Description: For this collage, I used the pen tool on the buildings as well as
to cut out the certain objects from their original photos. (The
human figures and the train) then I arranged them randomly and
decided to try and utilise "screen" using one of the photos given,
as the main shape. After doing so, I realised the photo gave off a
vintage/olden tape feel.
Adjustment layers & Filters :
fig 2.3 Adjustment layers applied to (fig2.1)
fig 2.4 Final Composition submission
Description: Firstly, I adjusted the exposure level as the original version
was overexposed, hence turning the exposure level down. I also
used selective colour and colour balance to tone down the
blue/cyan and tone up the yellow and reds. Then I brought down
the brightness just to further give off a rustic vibe.
Project 1B: Digital Imaging
To submit 1 image of Shazam and 1 self-image
photoshopped into "Hearts Mansion" photo. As
well as 1 recoloured image from a list of
B&W photos.
(Week 05) - Shazam Hearts Mansion
Submission:
(Week 05) - My reflection
For this submission, we need to take
eye-level photos of ourselves with the right
technique and angle. Then, with the photo
taken, we need to repeat the Shazam exercise
on our own photo into the "Hearst Mansion"
file.
Process (Eye-level shot):
fig 4.1 Eye-level shot and camera set
up
Description: The
eye-level shot was taken in my
room as I had a window that faces
the afternoon sun. So I started
shooting at around 4pm, while the
sun was not glaring but bright
enough for a photo with good
exposure. The set up was
relatively simple as I already had
a ring light tripod to hold my
phone. Then I observed photo per
photo the height adjustment and
zoom level that is best suited for
an eye-level shot.
(photo on the right is my set up,
photos on the left are the
shots)
I wouldn't say I am fully satisfied
with either of my shots, but I think
that it fits the given task. For
improvements, I think the lighting
could have been better by showing more
contrasts between light and dark. The
other aspect would be that I could
have moved the phone stand further
back to fit my full body in the frame
without messing with the angle.
Editing Process:
fig 4.2 "Object selection tool"
on my chosen photo
fig 4.3 Cut out photo is copy and
pasted into "Hearst Mansion"
fig 4.4 Figure is adjusted to
proper proportions
Description: Firstly, I
used the object selection tool to
cut my full body, eye-level shot
from the background in the original
photo. Then copy pasted it into
"Hearst Mansion" file. I made sure
the pasted layer of my figure was in
free transform and positioned it
where I wanted with the right
proportions.
fig 4.5 "match colour"
adjustments
fig 4.6 Shadow layer with
"Gaussian blur"
fig 4.7 Ripple effect added to
reflection layer
Description: For the adjustments, I followed what
I learned from the Shazam exercise and
tried my best in making it fit into
the "Hearst Mansion" photo as much as
I can. I adjusted the hue/saturation
and brightness/contrast of the figure,
then added shadow to it. Gaussian blur
was applied to the shadow layer after
changing the opacity to 65%. Lastly, I
made a copy of the figure layer then
changed the height to -100 and moved
it to make a reflection on the
ground.
Submission
fig 4.8 Final photoshopped
image
Reflection: Honestly, I am not too satisfied
with the final product, as I think
the colour is still a bit off.
However, I do think that I managed
to learn a new skill. This
activity helped me familiarise
myself with the pen tool and
adjustment layers, as well as
break down the process of
photoshopping one photo into
another.
(Week 06) - Recolouring B&W
For this task, we need to
submit a photo where we
apply our recolouring
knowledge and skill from the
tutorials we followed. A
list of black and white
photos are given for us to
choose from, but we need to
find our own reference
photos for the skin and hair
tone.
fig 5.1 Chosen bnw
photo
Editing
Process:
fig 5.2
reference
photo
fig 5.3
colour
palette
selection
fig 5.4
hair
recolouring
fig 5.5 skin
recolouring
Description: The steps that I took
to recolour the bnw
photo, was following
the advance level
tutorial/practice that
I did. Aside from the
skin and hair tone,
taken from the
reference photo. The
other colours, I just
chose what I felt
looked fitting with
the image.
Submission
fig 5.6
breakdown
of
layers
fig 5.7
Final
recoloured
image
Reflection: I think this exercise
was fun, I didn't
really find it too
difficult as the steps
were pretty simple.
It's a new technique
that I will definitely
be able to use on
other aspects of
photoshop and
incorporate into
photos with lower
resolution too.
Generally, the
tutorial exercises and
the final submission
task really helped me
familiarise with
myself with the tools
in photoshop, which I
found difficult on our
first lesson.
